Green Run High School - Equus Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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l l orld Cf Big Heartbreaks s Victory ks as though a lot of work s done just to create the ke up alone lthough Beat It won g of the year Billie jean s chosen for the Pepsi com rcials Michael Iackson stars It was while filming one of se commercials that explo es set the back of his hair on e Though no serious dam was done he was in the spital for awhile Due to this yury it was speculated ether or not he would pear at the Grammy awards t he was there and walked ay with eight awards henever the sales of Thrll decrease a new album ctory, is ready but what else n Michael Iackson conquer er the Guiness Book of orld Records eight Grammy ards and a personal fortune more than S50 million? Natalie Martin li ,,.-sc' Real life portrayals of the now- famous Wendys Commercials even Mafia ii' Kan 751 xr' :VH rf' if U fu sum i MM 'T MNH mfmnfs f M - 'r'+---- ' ,, A the current British invaders are were something new in the sixties. ometlung new today the Beatles 5 Q ' 9, I n l , as as 1 as - - as 1: ' - l' I . .-A , sv' ' its r. V Q 3 33 'A . . , v A f I l Y. , 4, V , o ' ' 'Z ,. , l . . . P . , 1 , v -653 I , ,15 5 , ,'...-if -a V. Y?-,--tim V .Ar l . . ' r 1 W s ,. 'qs . yr' vw r 9 , ., n . ' ' ' .5 - ' A ' ' . aw W, aff 4 . , f- at ,. -- ff, ,f 'i 'a 2. . .11 ' fag, 'YP '-' I ' ' - -, a' ' J 1 ' wa., 4' 1 . f , . . ,- . i 4 '84 5 1. , - l 3 nzx . , ,. Q in is , H f' ,, ' , -Y vi, ' i ,bf ,.,- 3, , , ,Yr fn. . Q t x I, 5., , ,N , - ,v gh yX K 8 4' 41 P FM H fi '. 1 . t W, f in r t ,Y 1 J , ,J n 5. Q ' , NX I 1 KK 2 . ' y I ,, .Q Q ft It 1 , z. L4 'Q 'A ,xx fyf' lv., J, , M, jg? .. . , : : Yr 13.3 wp K ,. 1 X 4 2 1 vi., l Q El 1 'V 'l 'H AH 8 'Q ' , A s s 1 N M 14 Q A I, , ' 5 ff, 4-, If - . I - 4 - - JUL 2' L I 4,Y a '?'? , 1' ,, A 33-J. ah fv' 7, , U ' 'biz I . . - as g . ,, . . . s in. 'QI . 11:5 A. , Q f J - ' ,. :ms t 1 , . f r ' I1 I V :QHI1 l ' - - 1 - 1.4 1--aa-:sw V--M . ' ' ' as ' n ' - 9 ' U ' 1 Y ! . , , appear in our num cafeteria It was twenty years ago to- a . . . starts one of the Bea- tles songs Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band . Febuary 7 1984 marked the 20th anniversary of the arrival of four British lads in America. Iohn Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison and Ringo Starr better known as the Bea- tles This arrlvalstarted Beat- lemania the phrase coined to describe the overtaking of America by the Beatles. The phenomenon lasted until April 10 1970 when the group broke up. Now twenty years later a new British invasion has over- taken America again. The only difference this time is what it is called' Punk New Wave The Beef This year's number one commercial was the Wendy's Commercial involving a man, in a rival hamburger place, searching for the meat in his hamburger under the lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, ketchup, etc., and asking meekly, Where's the beef? Then, of course, he goes to Wendy's to get a real hamburger - beef and all. All across America, the cry was picked up. Everywhere old and young voices could be heard asking, Where's the beef? Sometimes, though, they weren't joking. For example, Paul Sprouse, a senior who works at Wendy's, relates the following experience: A cus- tomer came up to me and asked, 'Where's the beef?' I said, 'You've got to be kid- ding? but he was right. I had forgotten to put the beef in the hamburger! - Chris MacKinnon W RP New Rock, or whatever. Such groups as Culture Club, Duran Duran and The Eurhythmics have made a big hit in the U.S. Like their predecessors, the Beatles, the new groups have brought with them new ways of dressing and new hair styles. Everything from Boy George's flowing braided hair to Annie L.ennox's short cropped orange hair. The British have always had a strong foothold on American music. New Waves of Brit- ish rock flood America every so often. There have been two tidal waves in the past twen- ty years, what will the next twenty years bring? - Natalie Martin Current Events 51

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Vf ' SE9S MOUTH l , C RwARs:T1-IEP R141 G , DILEMM his year, driving to school came an essential part of 1 ny students' lives, especial- w1th the redistricting policy ere many people had to ovlde their own transporta- n to school. Once the student got to I ool he or she had to find a ce to park. That was where fortunately, 600 decals re issued, but there are only 0 school parking places. As if that isn't enough, dur- g certain intervals in the ar one-third of the student rking lot is cut off for the lver s education classes. is forces many students to d alternate parking places, us making Dahlia Drive an stacle course. Some of those people de- i 'tx l , r j l tj, T . 3 A L L w l . . ' 3 3 Par . . ' 3' I i A ' Af- . ,.,w,.,. N I , - I, V . ' -545 ., ,V ,. ,T 44,51 - . , . 1 Q 1 2- ' li fi? . . e ' . . '. - X Ml - . Q- ' .. 'iff ffl ' . - . '-pea. 1. -. - ' v M ' y - . l v - ' 'kwkii-I5 ug .ft .Z ' . A ' - ' Y' - 1- . . X 'wg t V- f ' 4- f- ' A V V .hiv + -. ,V . af V wg - ... .- vm' , b . , . 4 . ,Q Jrurg, tg is-may .. H ' --- ' .. ...sq V -. ,Q ' vb- V 3, ' ' fptir- 11 .. .. .. , -- ,, . . --.sgglhsl .., , if , sys - L . --2w - iw .W . w f' 'ff ' 'vv'zfi'.2ess.e. hw. L ...'T-I-:KR-, .-...mg wtf if '. .'1 4M-1-'wg-cow... - 5jj '-L ,.f 13 5 ,,.1,,,M,. . ' 'A , - wmv- ,L .. -7 . A B-R ,Q ... ' ' , X X ,22 ':'-c zz -'43-1 1 1 --. . ff f-'ff ' - we .. - -f -f-fee I ' 4' 'h j J at x ' .. -. cf 1 . 3.-1 ,QQ ,,, gQfI,,gjf,s--.Q 5 . ' . P1 i f 'R . L...- - ' .-.. -'N k H 3.-at-JT A ' r ' . ' J rt - 4 QM - ' -.awry sf 'fnqfi 1 . ' ' y,,,g-1, -., , V ' -'f Q .. gg-lv, A., H , . -- 3 - 1- .t- '-.f.-Q.. -f . . Q , A .:. ,LN .ft 'TX' N' W -' 'M -' '1fH!'3 f'1 ' - .. ' w .,.... 14,4-2 -sv., ,. . ,v ' 3 ' ' alfa, ff ,, 4 ' ' -' -,,. WA vi' . 's bfr,3, -'5 s .. - M .' 5 M--Maxam 1 H 1 ' .:-s-1, V- ' TMWQ-Wlz4' ..2- fifiiifwi . . ' A -Y. 9?5f'.?f?:?e2 Lis-.--,.:- - -5? ' r W ' Q9-. vised their own method of finding a place. According to Chris Clark, lf you get to school five to ten minutes before the bell, the parking lot is almost empty. If you arrive one to five minutes before the bell, you do have trouble getting a place, but it's your own fault. I drive a VW, so I can usual- ly squeeze in some places, said Brett Augsburger. Although finding a place to park provided some with mea- ger tasks, everyone survived the dilemma of the missing parking places. Dahlia Drive became a pharking lot as cars overflowed from e congested school lots. Time for Chan e f you areajunior orasopho- re prepare yourself, be- se the Virginia Beach and rg1n1a school boards have mprled a few changes for the :coming year. One of the major changes als with the scheduling of asses According to Miss Til- y next year, students are :mg to be required to take a ll schedule of classes. This eans that they will have to ke at least four credit classes id no more than two study ills. Many people are willing to :cept this change, but some Jpose it for the mere reason at it abolishes just about ev- type of early release. The l l 4 1 . 1 'I Y e problem began, because E- . l r l P ' I Q 9 I annulment of the releases does away with many early activi- ties, such as competitions, trips and jobs. The exceptions to the rule are COE, ICT and Vo-tech. Also, anyone who must Work to help support his or her fami- ly will be released to do so. The schedule change is good, said Patti Harrison, a junior, because some people just come to school to sit in study hall, but it's bad because some people can't handle the load. Miss Tilley supports the changes because she feels that education should be number one in a student's life. . 3 is Boredom is a possible result of forcing some students into two study halls. Winter of Our Discomfort This year, the outside weather didn't pose too much of a problem, but the inside cli- mate sure needed help. Much of this was due to the recent switch to a computerized cli- mate system. As Anne Peterson ex- plained, The room is either too hot or too cold, but seldom just right. Fortunately, everything is all right now. According to Mr. Harvey, The computerized censors were fixed, and now everything is set. What's New? 53